AuDHD
A place for those that got both Autism and ADHD, those confirmed as one and are suspecting they got the other as well, and also everyone who is neither and just genuinely curious.
Since the combo comes with its own set of challenges, this shall be a place to ask for advice, vent, infodump about special interests and/or just vibe and meme.
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I am so happy for you. Loving yourself and being kind to yourself is so vital and can be very difficult. It still is for me.
I recognize a lot of what you guys here have, but to a lesser degree: apparently my "life difficulty" setting is not set that high. I seem to be extremely lucky to not have eating or sleeping problems at all, which keeps the rest manageable.
I deeply respect all you troopers, wherever you may be, for living life on the hard and extreme difficulty levels.
Hope you find the therapy and/or medication that helps. In the meantime, the dishwasher and the occasional strong coffee (not regularly as that won't work) should help.
Keep on keepin on!
my old therapist left the clinic i went to and unfortunately i couldn't feel comfortable around the person she assigned to replace her. she sounded really dismissive of my concerns, to the point asking basically "how are you so sure about your adhd?" (to her credit, though, she was the one who pushed me to get through with the neuropsychologic evaluation)
now i'm looking for a new therapist somewhere my insurance will cover
besides that, i am treating the adhd with bupropion, which sounded weird at first, but now that a few months have passed, it's working out amazingly. my psychiatrist is a very competent young man and i'm really enjoying his work so far. i can't wait what else he's going to do with the full diagnosis in hands
i'm feeling really hopeful about myself, just worried about my wife, who also just got the asd diagnosis + moderate depression + anxiety disorder and is not feeling as hopeful about herself as i am
thank you for the kind words